The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-11-29
Kauai Letter.

EDITOR GAZETTE: We have had more or
less rain here. The giant clouds, marshaled
in dense masses, charged with overwhelming
fury across the affrighted skies, whilst
flashes of lurid lightning lit up the scene
with weird and CHASTITY splendor and
heavens artillery belched forth its wrath
and the by-standers on earth got the benefit.
The above Is warranted not to fade and is
adapted 10 any clihatel. No one went out
withou. an umbrella. The Wailua River was
swollen to such an extent that it was found
necessary to haul up the ferry boat. Forty
eight feet of water teu according to Mort
arity's rain gauge. This ingenious instru-
ment consists of tub two feet in depth,
placed under the caves. In this instance the
tub was filed twenty-four times.
Notwithstanding the above rain, Mr.. Adam
Lindsay the far-famed dry goods athlete, on
the 18Th inst. attained the venerable age of
twenty-one, yet one and twenty years ago he
was the youngest person on earth. Mr.. Lind
say invited his friends, who are legion and
whose appetites are legendary, to a dinner at
White i Willis famous hash mandatory.
The spacious dining room was lit up by cleo
tricity, and the menu was one of unriyaled
excellence. The health of the genial host
was pledged in many a bum per and responded
to III a manner highly creditable to himself.
Ladies prepare your ballots
Owing to the iuclemency of the weather,
Susan Is. Anthony and George Francis
Train were unable TO be present. A party
will be given at Kilauea in Mr.. Lindsay's
honor tomorrow night, at which the kealla
clans Will muster. The combination will
then proceed to London ana Paris and APP
pear before the crowned heads of Europe.
1 he Kealia Band, consisting of John Neal,
leader, c. H. Willis, G. n Tweedie, Charles
ThOmpklns, G. NJ. White, Adam Lindsay and
w. q. Smith. gave its opening performance
last night. II proved also to be the closing
one. The audience were so intoxicated by
the music that they conveyed two of the
band TO Il sequestered valley on rail, and
gave the remainder twenty-four hours TO
leave town. The remainder kindly short
ened the time twenty three and one-half
hours.
An exciting horse race will take place at
the Kappa track on Independence Day.
This race will be to the swift aud slow alike,
but the swiftest horse stands the best chance
Of winning. (See Story on Constitution,
entity on Pleading, and Kent's Commenta-
ries.)
Work has again commenced on the roads
between Kapaa and Wailua Ferry. Kauai
can soon boast the finest roads in the group.
Repairs on the Kealia Mill are fast near
ing completion. Grinding i'll commence in
about two weeks. The diffusion plant will
be put in later on.
Thomas Il. Neal first assistant teacher at
kapaa school, has resigned his position TO
accept more lucrative employment. Mr..
Neal has endeared himself to the community
by the faithful discharge of his duties, and
his pupils will regret that his connection
with the school ceases.
Two members of the Hawaiian Rifle Club
have scored each 43 at 200 yards. That
means Sc at 400 yards-else what is the use
of mathematics
Your local that a Kauai correspondent is
going to be married, and now is the time to
subscribe, created quite Il hutter in the
breasts of our susceptible youth, who have
all resolved that now is the time to CORE
spond. REEF ORME.
Kapaa November 23d.